Craig Dean (born 1 July 1976) is a former

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footballer who played as a

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, his works as the Head Of Emerging Talent for

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side

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Career

He came through the academy of

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and during his career played for clubs in countries such as the England, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Malta, Finland, He also represented England national Youth Team.

Coaching career

He currently works for

as Head Of Emerging Talent. He previously worked at

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as Head Of Football Development between 2007 and 2013, before joining

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as a chief scout in 2014. He has also worked for the

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References

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Veikkausliiga Profile
1976 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders English men's footballers Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Hednesford Town F.C. players Worcester City F.C. players Selfoss men's football players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Dundalk F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Gresley Rovers F.C. players Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag players Östersunds FK players Hinckley Town F.C. players TP-47 players Napier City Rovers FC players Valletta F.C. players Maltese Premier League players Veikkausliiga players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in the Faroe Islands Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand English football managers English expatriate football managers Association football scouts Leeds United F.C. non-playing staff Footballers from Nuneaton {{England-footy-bio-stub